Jazz Repertoire 2009
(Please note, if a festival is not listed, it means no program was submitted to the office for that event. If you have a program for a missing event please email it to Dave Weiss at pmeanews@pmea.net)
District 2 Jazz 2009
February 28, 2009, Titusville HS, Guest Conductor, Carl Olson, Nevin Saylor, Patrick Jones, Robert Lindahl
| Title | Composer |
| Bag’s Groove | arr Mark Taylor |
| Black Orpheus | arr. Paul Murtha |
| Blue N’ Boogie | arr. Mark Taylor |
| Comin’ Home Baby | arr. Roger Holmes |
| God Bless the Child | arr. Rick Stitzel |
| Mas Que Nada | arr. Mark Taylor |
| Sidewinder | arr. Mark Taylor |
| All the Things You Are | Jerome Kern/arr Tomaro |
| Back Home Again in Indiana | Ballard McDonald arr. Barduhn |
| I Mean You | Thelonius Monk arr. Tomaro |
| Rent Party | Mike Tomaro |
| Too High | Stevie Wonder arr. Tomaro |
| Witchcraft | Cy Coleman arr. Taylor |
| You Win Some You Blues Some | Lars Halle |
| Morten Swing | arr. Sammy Nestico |
| Boplicity | Gil Evans arr. Tomaro |
| Round Midnight | Thelonius Monk arr. Wolpe |
| Body & Soul | George Stone |
| Wave | Jobim/Mantooth |
| Take the A Train | arr. Mark Taylor |
| I’m Beginning to See the Light | arr. Mark Taylor |
| Fast Forward | Les Hooper |
| Samba de Rollins | Don Menza |
| Watson’s Walk | Bill Holman |
| Lush Life | Bill Holman |
| Ticker | John LaBarbera |
| La Fiesta | Jerry Johnson |
| Strike Up the Band | Sammy Nestico |
District 4 Jazz 2009
February 14, 2009, South Huntingdon County HS, Guest Conductor, Kevin Kjos, Matthew Niess
| Title | Composer |
| Gonna Fly Now | Bill Conti, Ayn Robbins, Carol Conners arr. Victor Lopez |
| Ivory Moon | Larry Neeck |
| The Rite of Swing | Mike Carubia |
| Song for My Father | Horace Silver arr. Mark Taylor |
| Stolen Moments | Oliver Nelson arr. Mark Taylor |
| Carvin’ the Pumpkin | Mike Dana |
| Corner Pocket | Freddie Green/Myles Collins |
| Stretch | Chuck Dotas |
| We Be Jammin’ | Frank Foster |
| Willow Weep for Me | Ann Ronnel arr. Bob Brookmeyer |
| Cousins | Vince Guaraldi, Jon Coppola |
| Fanfare for the Common Man | Aaron Copland/Jim Roberts |
| In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington |
| Makin’ Whoopie | Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn |
| One O’Clock Jump | Count Basie arr. Bill Cunliffe |
| Some Other Time | Bernstein, Comden & Green arr. Tomaro |
| Woodchopper’s Ball | Woody Herman, Joe Bishop |
District 6 Jazz 2009
January 24, 2009, Altoona AHS, Guest Conductor, Justin Binek, Steven Hawk,
Michael Galloway, Kevin Eisensmith
Vocal Jazz
| Title | Composer |
| The Frim Fram Sauce | arr. Paris Rutherford |
| Bill Bailey | arr. Ken Kraintz |
| If | arr. Kirby Shaw |
| Beloved | arr. Justin Binek |
| Luck Be a Lady Tonight | arr. Justin Binek |
Instrumental Jazz
| Title | Composer |
| Formula One | Les Sabina |
| Turnaround | Mark Taylor |
| Clearwater | Greg Yasinitsky |
| Riley’s Thang | arr. Doug Beach |
| Honk | Jeff Jarvis |
| The Residual Fire Dance | Les Hooper |
| Sambo De Los Gatos | Mike Steinel |
| Hora Decunitus | Charles Mingus |
| Slow Heat | Neil Slater |
| Jody Grind | arr. John Clayton |
| Hullabaloo | Alan Baylock |
| Time After Time | arr. Don Schamber |
| I Remember You | arr. Bill Holman |
| Los Galanes | Jeff Jarvis |
| Dance of Denial | Michael Philip Mossman |
District 9 Jazz 2009
February 14, 2009, Forest City Regional HS, Guest Conductor, Nick Driscoll
| Title | Composer |
| Haitian Fight Song | Charles Mingus |
| Us | Thad Jones |
| Look for the Silver Lining | Jerome Kern/Sammy Nestico |
| Clementine | Duke Ellington |
| I Can’t Stop Loving You | Count Basie |
All-State Vocal Jazz 2009
April 24, 2009, Arcola Intermediate School, Guest Conductor, Justin Binek
| Title | Composer |
| Melancholy Baby / Bebe Melancolico | arr. Justin Binek |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | arr. Darmon Meader / New York Voices |
| Sail Away | arr. Justin Binek |
| Splanky | arr. Paris Rutherford |
| I’ll Be Seeing You | arr. Phil Mattson |
| This Little Light of Mine | arr. Kerry Marsh |
All-State Instrumental Jazz 2009
April 24, 2009, Arcola Intermediate School, Guest Conductor, Michael Pendowski
| Title | Composer |
| Cut and Run | Gordon Goodwin |
| On Purple Porpoise Parkway | Tom Kubis |
| Body And Soul | Arr. Marty Paisch |
| Things Ain’t what they Used to be | arr. Dave Mills |
| Ya Gotta Try | Nestico |
| Back to Basie | Pendowski |
| The Suncatchers | Nordal |
| Uncle Heavy’s Pork Chop Review | Keith Foley |
| Sir Gawain And The Green Knight | Lyle Mays |